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liable

li·a·ble

liable

 
 
pronunciation:
laI bl [or] laI bl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: held responsible by law.
You will be liable for any damage to the car.
synonyms:
responsible
antonyms:
unaccountable
similar words:
accountable, amenable, answerable, at fault, chargeable
definition 2: open or subject as to a risk; susceptible.
Any human is liable to error.
synonyms:
subject, susceptible, vulnerable
antonyms:
invulnerable, unsusceptible
similar words:
accessible, open
definition 3: likely to happen, do, or be.
The river is liable to overflow with all this recent rain.
synonyms:
apt, likely
antonyms:
unlikely
similar words:
inclined, probable, prone
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)liable criminally, financially, individually, jointly, legally, personally, potentially, severally, strictly, thereby, truly, vicariously
(adj.)liable + adverb civilly, knowingly, negligently, regardless, sexually, solely
(adj.)liable + noun accident, accuracy, act, action, breach, charge, claim, clean-up, cleanup, consequence, contamination, contractor, contribution, conviction, copyright, cost, creditor, criminal, damage, death, debt, defamation, error, expense, failure, fine, harassment, harm, hiring, imprisonment, infringement, injury, invasion, lawsuit, liability, libel, loss, misconduct, mistake, negligence, nuisance, operator, party, payment, penalty, plaintiff, pollution, prosecution, punishment, statute, supervisor, tax, tenant, tort, violation, warranty, wrongdoing  [See all][See only the most frequent]